CVE-2020-1596

Published Sep 11, 2020

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
<p>A information disclosure vulnerability exists when TLS components use weak hash algorithms. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a users's encrypted transmission channel.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how TLS components use hash algorithms.</p>
Source
secure@microsoft.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
5.4
Impact score
4.2
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
2.9
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
5.5
Vector string
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-327

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations